WoRMS taxon details
Hemiarthrinae Markham, 1972
589331 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:589331)
accepted
Subfamily
Hemiarthrus Giard & Bonnier, 1887 (type by original designation)
Phryxinae Codreanu & Codreanu, 1956 · unaccepted > unavailable name (type genus is a junior homonym)
- Genus Alaxphryxus Boyko & Williams, 2026
- Genus Allodiplophryxus Markham, 1985
- Genus Anchiarthrus Markham, 1992
- Genus Anisarthrus Giard, 1907
- Genus Anomophryxus Shiino, 1937
- Genus Apophrixus Nierstrasz & Brender à Brandis, 1931
- Genus Azygopleon Markham, 1985
- Genus Cataphryxus Shiino, 1936
- Genus Dicropleon Markham, 1972
- Genus Diplophryxus Richardson, 1904
- Genus Eophrixus Caroli, 1930
- Genus Epiphrixus Nierstrasz & Brender à Brandis, 1932
- Genus Eriphrixus Markham, 1990
- Genus Filophryxus Bruce, 1972
- Genus Hemiarthrus Giard & Bonnier, 1887
- Genus Hemiphryxus Bruce, 1978
- Genus Hyperphrixus Nierstrasz & Brender à Brandis, 1931
- Genus Hypohyperphrixus Nierstrasz & Brender à Brandis, 1932
- Genus Izuohshimaphryxus Saito, 2015
- Genus Loki Markham, 1972
- Genus Mediophrixus Markham, 1990
- Genus Mesophryxus Bruce, 1973
- Genus Metaphrixus Nierstrasz & Brender à Brandis, 1931
- Genus Micropodiphryxus Boyko, 2012
- Genus Miophrixus Barnard, 1955
- Genus Neophryxus Bruce, 2007
- Genus Orophryxus Bruce, 1972
- Genus Pliophrixus Caroli, 1930
- Genus Quadripediphryxus Saito, 2020
- Genus Sigyn An, Boyko & Li, 2015
- Genus Allophryxus Bruce, 1974 accepted as Hemiphryxus Bruce, 1978 (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym of Allophryxus Koehler, 1911)
- Genus Epiphryxus Shiino, 1934 accepted as Cataphryxus Shiino, 1936 (suppressed fide ICZN Opinion 1242)
- Genus Hyperphryxus Shiino, 1934 accepted as Hypophryxus Shiino, 1934 accepted as Eophrixus Caroli, 1930 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Hypophryxus Shiino, 1934 accepted as Eophrixus Caroli, 1930 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Metaphryxus Nierstrasz & Brender à Brandis, 1931 accepted as Metaphrixus Nierstrasz & Brender à Brandis, 1931 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Paraphrixus Caroli, 1930 accepted as Eophrixus Caroli, 1930 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Phrixus Rathke, 1843 accepted as Phryxus Rathke, 1843 accepted as Hemiarthrus Giard & Bonnier, 1887 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Phryxus Rathke, 1843 accepted as Hemiarthrus Giard & Bonnier, 1887 (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym of Phryxus Hübner, 1819 [Lepidoptera])
- Genus Prophryxus Bruce, 1973 accepted as Neophryxus Bruce, 2007 (unaccepted > junior homonym, homonym of Prophryxus Richardson, 1909 (Isopoda))
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Boyko, C.B.; Bruce, N.L.; Campos-Filho, I.S.; Hadfield, K.A.; Hughes, T.; Merrin, K.L.; Ota, Y.; Poore, G.C.B. (Eds) (2026). World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. Hemiarthrinae Markham, 1972. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=589331 on 2026-07-26
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Nomenclature
original description
Markham, J. C. (1972) Two new genera of western Atlantic abdominally parasitizing Bopyridae (Isopoda, Epicaridea), with a proposed new name for their subfamily. Crustaceana Supplement 3: 39-56. [details] Available for editors 
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original description (of Phryxinae Codreanu & Codreanu, 1956) Codreanu, M.; Codreanu, R. (1956). Un epicarid abdominal nou pentru Marea Neagră, <i>Anisarthrus pelseneeri</i> Giard 1907, parazit pe creveta <i>Athanas nitescens</i> Leach. Revisuirea şi răspîndirea genului <i>Anisarthrus</i>. <em>Buletin Ştiinţific Secţia Biologie şi Ştiinţe Agricole.</em> 8(3): 568-584. [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]original description (of Phryxinae Codreanu & Codreanu, 1956) Codreanu, M.; Codreanu, R. (1956). Un epicarid abdominal nou pentru Marea Neagră, <i>Anisarthrus pelseneeri</i> Giard 1907, parazit pe creveta <i>Athanas nitescens</i> Leach. Revisuirea şi răspîndirea genului <i>Anisarthrus</i>. <em>Buletin Ştiinţific Secţia Biologie şi Ştiinţe Agricole.</em> 8(3): 568-584. [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
